Blizzards.
Contributors: World Book, Inc.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: World Book's library of natural disasters
Publisher: World Book
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
ISBN-13: 9780716698180; 9780716698173
Subjects: Blizzards -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Description: "A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is a blizzard?; title: Blizards back in time; title: Blizzard winds; title: The school children's blizzard; title: The Great White Hurricane of 1888; title: Blizzards and the human body; title: Blizzards around the world; title: Napoleon's grand retreat; title: The White Hurricane of 1913; title: Storm damage; title: After a blizzard; title: Race to the South Pole; title: Hard lessons of 1922; title: The Superstorm of 1993; title: Potomac aircrash; title: The billion-dollar blizzard of 1996; title: Surviving a blizzard; title: Chicago's?Big snow? of 1967; title: Blizzard rescue; title: Forecasting blizzards.